Peartree Cottage, Front Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JD
About Peartree Cottage
Peartree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Alkborough, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe (DN15 9JD). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a G (score 4), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 44), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2024. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 46.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Peartree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Planning permission to retain works already commenced which include demolition of existing front boundary wall to form to new vehicular access to main highway, installation of gate posts to said access, erection of timber shed and pergoda in rear garden and provision of new fencing to side boundary facing Cross Street. New works to include retaining walls to form 'drive in area' to vehicular access, provision of new driveway in permeable paving, removal of existing window to front elevation and installation of new door and frame, provision of rear French doors and roof lights in rear roof slope
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- PA/2024/985
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Sales history & valuation
Peartree Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2015Most recent
£150,000
-5.1%over 7 years29 August 2007
£158,000
+179.6%over 10 years13 October 1996
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN15 9JD: £217,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in DN15 9JD
Lynwood, Front Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JD
Sold May 2024
£183,500Front Street Cottage, Front Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JD
Sold Oct 2023
£217,500Holme Barn & Granary, Front Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JD
Sold Sept 2021
£555,0006 Front Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JD
Sold Jul 2021
£230,000Providence House, Front Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 9JD
Sold Nov 2015
£250,000
Versus other Front Street homes
Peartree Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,500
Street avg £1,440
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cross Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Alkborough Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







